A Tough Economy & the “Hard-To-Rent” Property
You would have to be a hermit holed up in the back-of-beyond not to have been impacted by the challenging national economy this past year. Many areas have seen mammoth numbers of foreclosures. My area (Denver, Colorado) has been one of the cities that has fared the best. Still [...]
Beware of Rental Fraud on Vacant Properties
This article was in the Denver Post Monday, June 15, 2009. It details how criminals (yes, I am going to call them criminals) are targeting vacant properties with a rental scam. This is an unfortunate by-product of our challenged economy right now.
After reading this news article, you may be [...]
“Should I charge rental application fees?” I am asked this question by landlords of varying experience and tenure. My answer is qualified with more questions.
· Do you have the time to make multiple calls on each application? If you only have a few rental properties, then make the calls and hear the references (or complaints) [...]